Jihad is a obligatory duty from Allah عز وجل upon His creation by the self and by wealth with the presence of the just Imam. Whoever is not capable of jihad by the self and by wealth, then he must give his wealth to one who may do jihad with it. One who is not able to do jihad with his wealth, but he is strong and does not have any reason to prevent him, then it is incumbent upon him that he do jihad by his self.

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Jihad is of four types: two of the jihads are fard, one jihad is sunna and is not established except with a fard, and one jihad which is sunna.

As to the first of the two fard, it is the battle of a man with his own self (to refrain) from sinning against Allah. It is of the greatest of jihads. (The other jihad is the) battle to distinguish yourselves from the unbelievers, it is fard.

As to the jihad that is sunna and not established except with a fard, it is the fighting against the enemies that becomes fard on the entire Umma. If they should neglect the jihad, then punishment will come to them; this is from the punishment of the Umma. It is sunna upon the Imam that he come to the enemy with the Umma and do jihad against them.

As to the jihad that is sunna, it is every sunna that a man should establish, and strive for its establishment, its fulfillment, and its revival. Action and effort in it is of the best of deeds, for it is the reviving of a sunna.

It has been narrated that urging one’s family to the halal is like fighting in the path of Allah. It is narrated that the jihad of a woman is the perfection of her duty to her husband. And, it is narrated that the hajj is the jihad of all of those who are weak.